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Present Continuous Tense


Basics OF English Language
It is used to express a continued or ongoing action at present time. It expresses an
action which is in progress at the time of speaking. For example, a person says, I

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am writing a letter. It means that he is in the process of writing a letter right now.

Tenses

Such actions which are happening at time of speaking are expressed by present

Tenses

continuous tense. Present Continuous tense is also called Present progressive

Present Simple Tense

tense.

Present Continuous Tense


Present Perfect Tense

Rules. Auxiliary verb am or is or are is used in sentence. 1st form of verb or base
verb + ing (present participle) is used as main verb in sentence.

Present Perfect Continuous


Tense

Past Simple Tense

Structure of sentence

Past Continuous Tense


Past Perfect Tense

Positive Sentence

Past Perfect Continuous

Subject + auxiliary verb + main verb-ing (Present participle) + object

Future Simple Tense

Subject + am/is/are + (1st form of verb or base verb + ing) + object

Future Continuous Tense

If the subject is I then auxiliary verb am is used after subject in sentence.

Future Perfect Tense

If the subject is He, She, It, singular or proper name then auxiliary verb is is

Future Perfect Continuous

used after subject in sentence.

Grammar

If subject is You, They or plural then auxiliary verb are is used after subject in

Articles "a/an and the"

sentence.

Sentence

The participle ing is added to the 1st form of verb i.e. going (go) writing (write)

Subject, Predicate, Object


Kinds of Sentences

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Examples

Phrase and Clause

I am playing cricket.

Clause

He is driving a car

Types of Clauses

They are reading their lessons.

Types of Subordinate Clause


Phrase

Negative Sentence

Types of Phrase

Subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb-ing (Present participle) + object

Kinds of Sentences (form)

Subject + am/is/are + not + (1st form of verb + ing) + object

Parts of Speech

Rules for using auxiliary verbs (am or is or are) after subject in negative sentences

Noun

are same as mentioned above.

Verb
Adjective

Examples.

Adverb

I am not playing cricket.

Pronoun

He is not driving a car

Preposition

They are not reading their lessons.

Conjunction

Interrogative Sentences

Interjection

Active and Passive Voice


Auxiliary verb + Subject + main verb-ing (Present participle) + object

Active and Passive Voice

Am/is/are + Subject + (1st form of verb or base verb + ing) + object

Passive Voice for TENSES

For making interrogative sentences, the sentence is started with auxiliary verb
rather than putting auxiliary verb inside the sentence. If the subject is I the
sentence starts with auxiliary verb am. If the subject is He, She, It, singular or
proper name the sentence starts with auxiliary verb is. If subject is You, They or
plural the sentence starts with auxiliary verb are.
Examples.

Passive Voice for Imperative


Sentences
Sentence

which

can't

be

changed into Passive

Direct and Indired

Am I playing cricket?

Narration

Is he driving a car?

Direct and Indirect Speech

Are they reading their lessons?

More Examples
Positive Sentences

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Passive Voice for MODALS

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Indirect Speech for TENSE

Indirect

Speech

for

Interrogative Sentences

Indirect Speech for MODALS

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I am listening to the news


You are washing your clothes

Indirect

It is raining

for

Exclamatory and Imperative

She is riding on horse


They are playing football.

Speech

Sentences

Change

in

Pronoun

and

Time in Indirect Speech

Negative Sentence
I am not listening to the news.
You are not washing your clothes.
She is not riding on a horse.
They are not playing football.
It is not raining.
Interrogative Sentences
Am I listening to the news?
Are you washing your clothes?
Is she riding on a horse?
Are they playing football?
Is it raining?
Click on each below to study each tense
PRESENT TENSE
Present simple tense
Present Continuous tense
Present Perfect tense
Present Perfect Continuous tense
PAST TENSE
Past simple tense
Past Continuous tense
Past Perfect tense
Past Perfect Continuous tense
FUTURE TENSE
Future simple tense

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Future Continuous tense


Future Perfect tense
Future Perfect Continuous tense

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